Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Karl Malone and Rik Smits

This is the detail of NBA games in which Karl Malone and Rik Smits played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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They faced each other a total of 21 times in NBA games. Karl Malone has a 12-9 winning record over Rik Smits. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Karl Malone
vs.
Rik Smits
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
Rik Smits:
1988-89 to 1999-00
21 Games played
21 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Karl Malone
12
12
0
Rik Smits
9
9
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 27.8 10.4 3.5 1.00.3
Rik Smits 14.0 5.7 1.40.51.7
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 42 22 9 34
Rik Smits 25 11 5 34
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 20

games		 19

games		 15

games		 10

games		1

game
Rik Smits 1

game 		2

games		 5

games		 5

games		15

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 1

game		 6

games		5

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 1988
1. Jazz 108   Karl Malone 36 11 3 0 0 3 4 30 10-15 .667 0-0 - 16-17 .941
Pacers 96   Rik Smits 20 9 3 0 2 0 6 28 6-11 .545 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Feb. 26, 1989
2. Jazz 89   Karl Malone 14 2 2 0 0 3 4 29 4-11 .364 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Pacers 128   Rik Smits 16 4 3 1 3 2 3 30 6-8 .750 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 17, 1989
3. Jazz 114   Karl Malone 23 7 6 1 0 5 5 31 9-18 .500 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Pacers 100   Rik Smits 7 3 1 0 2 1 4 21 1-6 .167 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Nov. 29, 1989
4. Jazz 88   Karl Malone 26 7 1 3 0 4 3 40 9-15 .600 0-0 - 8-12 .667
Pacers 100   Rik Smits 11 5 5 1 4 1 3 21 4-6 .667 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 15, 1990
5. Jazz 116   Karl Malone 33 22 4 0 4 2 4 41 10-20 .500 0-1 .000 13-17 .765
Pacers 124   Rik Smits 0 3 1 0 0 0 4 13 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 19, 1991
6. Jazz 104   Karl Malone 28 8 2 0 1 2 6 42 11-21 .524 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Pacers 117   Rik Smits 6 4 0 0 1 1 2 12 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 02, 1991
7. Jazz 112   Karl Malone 37 13 0 2 0 3 2 37 12-22 .545 0-0 - 13-15 .867
Pacers 127   Rik Smits 17 11 2 3 2 1 4 25 6-8 .750 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Jan. 06, 1992
8. Jazz 124   Karl Malone 34 14 5 2 0 4 3 41 13-23 .565 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Pacers 108   Rik Smits 16 3 3 0 2 2 3 21 7-14 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 20, 1992
9. Jazz 97   Karl Malone 34 13 4 2 0 2 3 41 10-23 .435 0-0 - 14-16 .875
Pacers 95   Rik Smits 20 5 0 0 1 4 3 29 6-11 .545 0-0 - 8-12 .667
Mar. 23, 1993
10. Jazz 119   Karl Malone 16 7 4 0 0 4 3 32 6-12 .500 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Pacers 101   Rik Smits 5 4 2 1 0 1 3 24 2-10 .200 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1993-94 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 02, 1993
11. Jazz 103   Karl Malone 25 18 3 2 1 6 2 44 10-24 .417 0-1 .000 5-9 .556
Pacers 87   Rik Smits 14 5 1 0 3 0 2 23 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 19, 1994
12. Jazz 103   Karl Malone 37 8 1 1 0 1 6 41 12-17 .706 0-0 - 13-18 .722
Pacers 107   Rik Smits 19 4 2 0 0 2 5 25 5-11 .455 0-0 - 9-12 .750
1994-95 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 28, 1994
13. Jazz 117   Karl Malone 21 3 5 0 1 0 2 28 8-17 .471 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Pacers 95   Rik Smits 11 6 1 0 1 2 4 24 4-8 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jan. 16, 1995
14. Jazz 99   Karl Malone 42 9 0 0 0 5 6 41 18-26 .692 0-0 - 6-7 .857
OT Pacers 98   Rik Smits 9 4 1 1 2 3 5 38 2-8 .250 0-0 - 5-6 .833
1995-96 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 06, 1996
15. Jazz 101   Karl Malone 24 20 4 1 0 2 2 44 9-20 .450 1-1 1.000 5-7 .714
Pacers 94   Rik Smits 16 11 1 0 1 3 5 29 6-13 .462 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Mar. 15, 1996
16. Jazz 95   Karl Malone 27 7 9 2 0 1 3 40 11-19 .579 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Pacers 86   Rik Smits 21 5 0 0 0 1 2 34 7-18 .389 0-0 - 7-10 .700
1996-97 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 14, 1997
17. Jazz 105   Karl Malone 38 11 3 0 0 3 2 36 11-21 .524 0-0 - 16-19 .842
Pacers 96   Rik Smits 25 6 2 0 2 3 5 31 9-19 .474 0-0 - 7-10 .700
1997-98 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 08, 1997
18. Jazz 106   Karl Malone 31 8 6 1 0 6 2 38 13-19 .684 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Pacers 97   Rik Smits 14 7 0 1 3 4 6 28 5-8 .625 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jan. 23, 1998
19. Jazz 102   Karl Malone 26 8 3 0 0 3 3 35 11-19 .579 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Pacers 106   Rik Smits 25 6 1 2 1 1 4 32 11-17 .647 0-0 - 3-6 .500
1999-00 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 03, 1999
20. Jazz 75   Karl Malone 16 10 3 2 0 3 1 35 6-14 .429 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Pacers 100   Rik Smits 12 4 1 0 4 0 1 26 6-13 .462 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Dec. 17, 1999
21. Jazz 74   Karl Malone 16 13 5 1 0 1 3 30 6-22 .273 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Pacers 89   Rik Smits 11 10 0 0 2 1 3 21 5-13 .385 0-0 - 1-2 .500
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